{"id":56966,"date":"2022-07-22T12:50:03","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T10:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/net-een-brandweerwa-vir-matjhabeng-20220721\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T21:42:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T19:42:18","slug":"net-een-brandweerwa-vir-matjhabeng-20220721","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/net-een-brandweerwa-vir-matjhabeng-20220721\/","title":{"rendered":"Net een brandweerwa vir Matjhabeng"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_879c50bf\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Welkom se brandweerstasie is in n vervall toestand\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/3703\/e6880806d97d4850af157c1211b8d351.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/7303a17f7f064df1b7a4048414b974fc.jpeg\" title=\"Welkom se brandweerstasie is in n vervall toestand\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Welkom se brandweerstasie is in n vervall toestand<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\">Vista<\/span> <span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Supplied<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Matjhabeng het net een brandweerwa en dit is nie volledig operasioneel om brande te bestry in die ses dorpe, die aangrensende plakkerskampe, of selfs die informele nedersettings in die 5\u2009155\u2009km\u00b2 waarin die 36 wyke van die Matjhabeng Plaaslike Munisipaliteit val nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tydens \u2018n oorsigbesoek Saterdag (16\/07) het raadslede Igor Scheurkogel en Abby Schoeman vasgestel dat daar net een brandweerwa is, maar dit is nie in \u2018n volle werkende toestand nie.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOns het ook gesien dat die brandweer nie gespesialiseerde toerusting soos die kake van die lewe het om tydens motorongelukke te help nie,\u201d s\u00ea Scheurkogel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die hele Matjhabeng-munisipaliteit met sy meer as 406\u2009000 inwoners is uitsluitlik op Welkom se brandweerstasie aangewese wanneer daar \u2018n brandnoodgeval is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDie Matjhabeng-brandweer kan net klein brande met die watertenkwaens blus of hulle kan werkende waterkleppe, indien daar is, naby die brand gebruik,\u201d s\u00ea hy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nog \u2018n groot probleem is dat \u2018n brand in een van die plakkersgebiede groot probleme sal veroorsaak omdat nie een van hierdie gebiede lopende water het nie, ook nie \u2018n brandkraan nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tydens die besoek was die telefone in die beheerkamer in werking, maar tydens verskeie elektrisiteitsonderbrekings in die verlede was die telefone nie in werking nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Al ses dorpe in Matjhabeng het \u2018n brandweer, maar di\u00e9 is nie toegerus met die nodige vragmotors of ander toerusting om brande te blus of tydens padongelukke diens te doen nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die dorpe is almal uitsluitlik op Welkom aangewese, met sy een voertuig om hulle by te staan, en Welkom sal geen inwoner kan help as daar groot noodgevalle op verskillende plekke is nie, s\u00ea Scheurkogel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOns is baie bekommerd oor die veiligheid van die Matjhabeng-inwoners en sal die owerhede nader om dringend aan hierdie saak aandag te gee. Die DA in Matjhabeng sal ook versoek dat die Vrystaatse provinsiale regering dringend ingryp.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Khojane Matutle, Matjhabeng-woordvoerder, s\u00ea hulle het die herstel van die verouderde vloot, wat geneig is tot onklaarraking, geprioritiseer. Daar is drie brandweerwaens en vier skit-eenhede, waarvan slegs een eenheid in werking is. Die munisipaliteit het vir \u2018n bykomende brandweerwa teen \u2018n koste van R2,9\u2009miljoen betaal. 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